soften : Idioms & Phrases

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Red softening

  • (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which the affected parts are red, a condition due either to infarction or inflammation.
Webster 1913

Softening of the brain, ∨ Cerebral softening

  • (Med.), a localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation. Three varieties, distinguished by their color and representing different stages of the morbid process, are known respectively as red, yellow, and white, softening.
Webster 1913

White softening

  • . (Med.) See Softening of the brain, under Softening.
Webster 1913